Drop Tower Manual Release?

[Knt54]

I went on a drop tower ride for the first time the other day (Superman Tower of Power at Six Flags St. Louis) and while waiting at the top I had a horrible thought. What if the cars won't release? Is there some sort of manual release to bring the whole thing back down? I did a bunch of googling but couldn't find any info on this.

 

[Ian]

The answer is "yes".

Ok, so I can't prove this with photos and clever talk, but it's very unlikely that such a fail-safe would be excluded from it's design.

 

[F.A.S.T.]

To clarify Ian's yes, I scanned a copy of SFKK's Superman Tower of Power operation maul and uploaded it to the web. This section has to do with the evacuation procedure.
I believe #2 deals with your scenario.

 

[Ian]

^ Well done that man!

 

[Knt54]

Thanks so much! Don't think I'll ever get on it again though because it seems like that might take a while and I am extremely scared of heights.

 

[Hixee]

Good work F.A.S.T.. Thanks!

 

[fishman100]

All rides have some emergency backup plan thingy.

For example, my friend felt that he was going to puke on the Xtreme Skyflyer ride, so they lowered him back down. I didn't know they could do that until today

But watching someone release a Drop Tower ride would be quite fascinating from the ground...and probably terrifying from the riders' perspective.

 

[jjjjustin]

I think it would be scary for the person releasing it!